Cost of living comparison

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Youngstown vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Youngstown is 16.4% more expensive than Vienna.

Restaurants
pay 12.5% less in Youngstown
Groceries
pay 5.8% more in Youngstown
Transportation
pay 13.8% less in Youngstown
Housing
pay 1.7% more in Youngstown
Childcare
pay 2.9 times more in Youngstown
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.0% less in Youngstown
Clothing
pay 52.8% less in Youngstown

The cost of childcare, groceries, and housing in Youngstown are more expensive than in Vienna. Expenses including clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Youngstown. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Youngstown.

Youngstown vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Youngstown instead of Vienna, you would:

pay 12.5% less for restaurants

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.21
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.14
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.91
€3.39
$3.33
 

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pay 5.8% more for groceries

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Bread
1 loaf
$3.18
€2.76
$2.64
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.99
€8.67
$5.92
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.81
€5.91
$3.38
 

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pay 13.8% less for transportation

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.89
€5.98
$3.08
 
Monthly public transit pass $58.40
€50.69
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,198.27
€25,344.63
$37,260.00
 

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pay 1.7% more for housing

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$40.88
€35.48
$80.49
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,303.45
€1,131.41
$677.67
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $928.96
€806.35
$775.00
 

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $358.81
€311.46
$1,046.00
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $27,196.11
€23,606.71
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pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.07
€5.27
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.26
€4.57
$4.32
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.59
€6.59
$10.00
 

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pay 52.8% less for clothing

 
Vienna
Youngstown
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$99.70
€86.54
$57.50
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.46
€41.20
$25.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$104.22
€90.46
$45.00
 

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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